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Committee approves extra $25,000 for law‑enforcement equipment, budget staff says 'budgets do not accrue'
Summary
After debate over whether unused line‑item dollars carry forward, Marion County budget committee approved an amendment to add $25,000 to an existing law‑enforcement equipment line item and agreed to revise ordinance wording or create a special fund to protect recurring allocations.
Speaker 2 told the committee the request before the court was to add $25,000 to an existing $25,000 allocation "to come up with $50,000" for law‑enforcement equipment, including car computers. "This is $25,000 that we're asking for to be put back into the budget, to the law enforcement budget," Speaker 2 said.
Budget staff, identified in the meeting as Speaker 5, replied: "Budgets do not accrue. The only thing that carry forward are grant funds." Speaker 5 said unspent line‑item…
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